
## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** 

## **From 14th November 2024   Period start date   To 13th November 2025 Period end date** 

## **Charity name: Enys Music Festival** 

## **Charity registration number: 1210930** 

## **Objectives and Activities** 

||SORP reference||
|---|---|---|
|Summary of the purposes of<br>the charity as set out in its<br>governing document|Para 1.17|To promote, improve, develop and maintain<br>appreciation of the arts and music, in<br>particular by the organising of a festival of<br>music to be held for public attendance in and<br>around Cornwall or other locations.|
|Summary of the main<br>activities in relation to those<br>purposes for the public<br>benefit, in particular, the<br>activities, projects or services<br>identified in the accounts.|Para 1.17 and<br>1.19|The Festival was held in the Falmouth-<br>Penryn area over four days (14th-17th)<br>August 2025, in which time 6 concerts were<br>performed, and the popular_Music in the_<br>_Gardens_event was performed in Enys<br>Gardens.|
|Statement confirming<br>whether the trustees have<br>had regard to the guidance<br>issued by the Charity<br>Commission on public<br>benefit|Para 1.18|The Trustees have been made aware of<br>Public Benefit rules for charities and have<br>had regard for that guidance when carrying<br>out activities.|



## **Additional information (optional)** 

## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

||<br>SORP reference||
|---|---|---|
|Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|N/A|
|Policy on social investment<br>including program related<br>investment|Para 1.38|N/A|
|Contribution made by<br>volunteers|Para 1.38|Family members of some of the performers<br>have assisted with arranging the concerts<br>and supporting with publicity, refreshments<br>and front-of-house, and local supporters<br>have assisted with accommodation and<br>arranging venues.|





## **Achievements and Performance** 

||SORP reference||
|---|---|---|
|Summary of the main<br>achievements of the charity,<br>identifying the difference the<br>charity’s work has made to<br>the circumstances of its<br>beneficiaries and any wider<br>benefits to society as a<br>whole.|Para 1.20|The Festival presented six concerts of<br>outstandingly high quality, with varied<br>programmes of popular favourites combined<br>with exquisite yet little known works, as was<br>exemplified by the opening concert which<br>headlined Vivaldi’s_Four Seasons_,<br>interspersed with works by MacMillan,<br>Caroline Shaw, Lili Boulanger, and Arvo<br>Pärt.<br>The_Music in the Gardens_event engaged<br>visitors to Enys Gardens who may not have<br>particularly sought out classical music, but<br>were able to enjoy it as they wandered<br>through the Gardens.<br>The Grand Finale, held in King Charles the<br>Martyr Church in Falmouth, was a<br>magnificent ending to the Festival, and was<br>sold out.<br>The full programme can be found at<br>https://www.enyschambermusicfestival.co.uk<br>/2025festival|



## **Financial Review** 

|**Financial Review**|||
|---|---|---|
|Review of the charity’s<br>financial position at the end<br>of the period|Para 1.21|Income for 2025 = 24555<br>Costs for 2025    = 21579<br>Surplus for 2025=2976|
|Statement explaining the<br>policy for holding reserves<br>stating why they are held|Para 1.22|We hold reserves to smooth variations in the<br>grant income we get from year to year|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|3096|
|Reasons for holding zero<br>reserves|Para 1.22|N/A|
|Details of fund materially in<br>deficit|Para 1.24|N/A|
|Explanation of any<br>uncertainties about the<br>charity continuing as a going<br>concern|Para 1.23|N/A|



## **Additional information (optional)** 

You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

|<br>The charity’s principal<br>sources of funds (including<br>any fundraising)|<br>Para 1.47|<br>Our main source of income is from sales of<br>concert tickets, and from grants. We also<br>benefit from donations, and substantial<br>support in kind.|
|---|---|---|
|||N/A|





|Investment policy and<br>objectives including any<br>social investment policy<br>adopted|Para 1.46||
|---|---|---|
|A description of the principal<br>risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|Our main risk is the variability in grant<br>funding. We are seeking sponsorship from<br>local firms, and are making links with the<br>Cornwall Music Services Trust to attempt to<br>diversify that risk.|
|Other|||





## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

|Description of charity’s<br>trusts:|||
|---|---|---|
|Type of governing document<br>(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|The charity is governed by a Foundation<br>model constitution.|
|How is the charity<br>constituted?<br>(e.g unincorporated<br>association, CIO)|Para 1.25|The charity is a CIO, incorporated 13th<br>November 2024.|
|Trustee selection methods<br>including details of any<br>constitutional provisions e.g.<br>election to post or name of<br>any person or body entitled<br>to appoint one or more<br>trustees|Para 1.25|The Trustees approach individuals who<br>might be suitable to become Trustees.|



## **Additional information (optional)** 

You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

|<br>Policies and procedures<br>adopted for the induction and<br>training of trustees|<br>Para 1.51||
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|The charity’s organisational<br>structure and any wider<br>network with which the<br>charity works|Para 1.51||
|Relationship with any related<br>parties|Para 1.51||
|Other|||



## **Reference and Administrative details** 

|Charity name|Enys Music Festival|
|---|---|
|Other name the charity uses||
|Registered charity number|1210930|
|Charity’s principal address|43 Church Street<br>Harston<br>Cambridge CB22 7NP|
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## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

|1<br>2<br>3<br>4|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**<br>**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**<br>**to appoint trustee (ifany)**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||Alice Fowler|Chair|||
||Leonard Rogers|Treasurer|||
||Pavan Bhatia||||
||James Warburton||||



Corporate trustees – names of the directors at the date the report was approved - N/A 

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity – N/A 

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others - N/A 



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|tlntinetickstsates|3402.00|
|---|---|
|SumuP+gash|1167.10|
|Att Grants|6500.00|
|A1[0onations|2518.98|
|At(Support inKind:|10728.00|
|GiftAid|239.2t1|
|TOTALIIICOME|21555.32|



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|At[PlayerandStaff fees|5350.00|
|---|---|
|Att PtayerandStaffkavel|19tt1-98|
|Atl Aecommodation|387.08|
|Att Venuehire|142.00|
|AttEquipment|1193.00|
|Costof services donated in kind|'lB?28.00|
|At[ Refreshment costs|413.08|
|Alt PrintingandPublicity|887.r0|
|Miscellareous costsandfees|536r2|
|IOTALCOSTS|21579.36|
|It'tcoMELESSCoSIS|2915.96|
|0efenedcosts(RachaetKwa,14/0U26)|430.50|
|0efenedincome(HMRCOift Aid,13/0'U26)|239.21|
|0peoirgBankbatance|120.00|
|Bank bataneeatl3fll/25|3287.22|
|NEr GA|Nt4111124-13fii125|2975.96|



